FoMoCo has confirmed that all three of its engine offerings for the 2013 Ford Escape were certified by the EPA to get 30 mpg or more on the highway. The three 2013 Ford Escape engines are EPA-rated as follows (city/highway): 1.6-liter EcoBoost (178 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque), 23/33 mpg. 2.0-liter Ecoboost (240 hp [...]
According to Ford spokeswoman Angie Kozleski, the Dearborn automaker has about 8,000 orders for the new 2013 Escape SUV, which hits showrooms later next month. Click here for more news on the Ford Escape. Kozleski says that Ford expects the base S trim, which starts at $22,470, to account for only 10 percent of sales for [...]
Ford has finally announced the official pricing on the new 2013 Escape, which is currently on its way to dealerships. Prices start at $22,470 for the base S model, reflecting a price jump of just over $1,000. Click here for more news on the Ford Escape. Power for the base 2013 Ford Escape S comes from [...]
The 2013 Ford Escape with the 2.0 liter EcoBoost turbocharged 4-cylinder engine allows the model to tow 3,500 pounds – bet in class among small SUVs. “The next closest competitor, the Volkswagen Tiguan, has a tow rating of just 2,200 pounds, while turbocharged versions of Kia Sportage and Acura RDX have tow ratings of 2,000 [...]
Ford is joining forces with NBC and 8-time Emmy Award-winning reality producer to create a new reality show called ‘Escape Routes.’ The show will air on Saturday nights on NBC and mun2 starting March 31. Click here for more news on the Ford Escape. The main idea behind ‘Escape Routes’ is a new interactive reality series [...]
Ladies and gentlemen of the European market, meet the new 2013 Ford Escape… I mean Kuga. The new 2013 Ford Kuga is basically a rebadged version of the new Ford Escape that we saw at the 2011 LA Auto Show and gets all the same gadgets and gizmos as its stateside counterpart. “Innovative technologies like [...]
Ford has released the online configurator for the new 2013 Ford Escape with some preliminary pricing details. As of right now, prices start at $22,720 for the Escape S model and top out at $30,620 for the Titanium. Check out our original post on the 2013 Ford Escape. The 2013 Ford Escape has dropped V6 [...]
November is expected to return some good numbers for Ford Motor Co., with high expectations for U.S. sales. Popular small sport utility vehicles sales will help Ford hit “in the mid-13-million range as an industry,” says Ford’s sales analyst, Erich Merkle. Automotive News data center cites the Ford Escape alone accounted for 206,896 units through [...]
Key Competitors: Honda CR-V, Volkswagen Tiguan, Subaru Forester, Toyota RAV4, Nissan Rogue. Power: 1.6L or 2.0L turbocharged EcoBoost four-cylinder – 175hp or 240hp. Transmission: Six-speed Automatic. Performance: TBD – but who really cares? Availability: Early 2012. Pricing: TBA. Spawned after the Ford Vertrek Concept, the all-new fully redesigned 2013 Ford Escape made its debut today [...]
The Ford Escape has been with us for about eleven years now and it wasn’t until 2008 that the Escape saw its first major refresh. Though, because it was still based on the original, Ford set out to completely redesign the Escape for 2013. And because the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show is happening now, [...]
